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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anzur Ismailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thor Thor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anzur Ismailov!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ismailov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thor somewhat.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thor throws a jab when Ismailov was well out of range.
Ismailov shoots in and drives through. Thor sprawls well.
Thor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thor lands a head kick. Ismailov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismailov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ismailov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ismailov was well out of range. Poor timing from Thor.
Ismailov fails with a takedown attempt.
Ismailov avoids the head kick by Thor.
Ismailov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ismailov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ismailov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor is bucking up trying to escape but Ismailov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ismailov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thor is looking to escape.
Ismailov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ismailov lands a big shot there that rocks Thor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ismailov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thor is looking to escape.
Ismailov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ismailov breaks from Thor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov is landing with some decent strikes but Thor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ismailov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thor blocking the ground and pound.
Thor is breathing heavily.
Thor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ismailov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ismailov unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ismailov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thor is bucking up trying to escape but Ismailov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ismailov wants to control the pace but Thor is squirming around nicely.
Thor taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ismailov controlling the pace for now.
Ismailov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thor's face.
Ismailov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ismailov looking to land elbow strikes but Thor uses the position to regain half guard.
Ismailov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ismailov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ismailov is trying to control. Thor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anzur Ismailov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ismailov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thor but Thor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thor throws a one two combo.
Anzur Ismailov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thor throws a head kick but Ismailov moves out of range.
Ismailov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thor's waist but Thor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ismailov off to one side.
Thor scores with a takedown into Ismailov's guard.
Ismailov has Thor pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor passes Ismailov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ismailov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thor is working away from the top position though.
Ismailov is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anzur Ismailov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thor scores with a head kick.
Ismailov tries for a takedown but Thor circles away easily
and Thor counters with a two punch combo.
Thor Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anzur Ismailov.
Thor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov stuffs the takedown attempt from Thor. Thor gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ismailov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from Thor does no damage.
Ismailov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Ismailov. No joy for Thor on that attempt.
Thor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ismailov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
Thor wants to stand and escape but Ismailov is having none of it.
Ismailov wants to pass the guard but Thor is keeping the position.
Ismailov throws a strike but Thor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thor being controlled here momentarily.
Ismailov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anzur Ismailov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov seems keen to control Thor's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anzur Ismailov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ismailov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thor Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thor throws a right and a left that Ismailov avoids nicely.
Thor stuffs the takedown attempt from Ismailov. Ismailov gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ismailov is defended easily by Thor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ismailov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thor pinned against the cage. Thor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thor Thor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ismailov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ismailov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thor throws out the jab.
Ismailov blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor lands with a nice body punch.
Thor misses with a right hand
and Ismailov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thor's guard now.
Thor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismailov trying to control the position from guard on top but Thor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ismailov.
Ismailov looking to sit in guard and control but Thor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ismailov is controlling Thor's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor trying to control but Ismailov is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ismailov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ismailov as Thor shoots in.
Ismailov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thor as he avoids it easily.
Thor Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anzur Ismailov.
Thor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ismailov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ismailov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ismailov is looking to work some ground and pound but Thor has wrist control.
Thor is looking to stand up but Ismailov isn't so interested in that idea.
Ismailov advances position into side control!
Ismailov tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov lands a few punches from side control.
Thor managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ismailov.
Ismailov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ismailov throws a strike aimed at the side of Thor's head but Thor avoids it well.
Thor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ismailov is controlling him well.
Thor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ismailov connects with a decent elbow.
Ismailov trying to control the position but Thor is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anzur Ismailov really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ismailov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ismailov.
Thor shoots in for a double leg but Ismailov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thor shoots in and drives through. Ismailov sprawls well.
Ismailov dives in and grabs Thor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thor pushes down on Ismailov's head and hops out.
Thor Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anzur Ismailov.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor leaves Ismailov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thor looks to land a left hand but Ismailov moved out of range nicely.
Ismailov shoots in for a takedown but Thor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ismailov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ismailov drives through with a takedown into Thor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ismailov trying to control the position from guard on top but Thor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ismailov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor keeping moving, preventing Ismailov from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anzur Ismailov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ismailov avoids it really well and circles away.
Thor lands with a kick to the temple. Ismailov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor throws out a loose jab but Ismailov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ismailov looks for a takedown but Thor sprawls well.
Thor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ismailov avoids the body shot from Thor.
A big right from Thor misses.
Ismailov dives in and grabs Thor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thor pushes down on Ismailov's head and hops out.
Thor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ismailov pinned against the cage. Ismailov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thor Thor is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor gets caught flat footed, as Ismailov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ismailov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ismailov lands a couple of digs.
Ismailov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ismailov is in close to Thor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ismailov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ismailov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thor keeping moving, preventing Ismailov from controlling successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ismailov stands up over Thor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anzur Ismailov dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thor throws a head kick but Ismailov moves out of range.
Thor throws a leg kick which misses Ismailov's front leg but catches the back leg as Ismailov tries to avoid it.
Thor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ismailov pinned against the cage. Ismailov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thor slaps away a takedown attempt from Ismailov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ismailov sprawls well. Ismailov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thor gets slowly back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ismailov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor throws a head kick but Ismailov moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ismailov.
Thor misses with an uppercut
and Ismailov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thor won't be happy with that.
Ismailov wants to take a breather but Thor manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ismailov.
Thor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ismailov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ismailov is looking to work some ground and pound but Thor has wrist control.
Thor Thor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
Ismailov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ismailov tries to free his leg and advance position but Thor is retaining full guard.
Ismailov trying to control the position from guard on top but Thor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ismailov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ismailov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ismailov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thor keeping moving, preventing Ismailov from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ismailov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ismailov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ismailov trying to control the position but Thor is working away.
Ismailov working the body and head with strikes.
Ismailov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ismailov connects with a decent elbow.
Ismailov is trying to ground and pound but Thor uses the momentary lack of control by Ismailov to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor is trying to stand back up but Ismailov is controlling him
Ismailov working the head and body with strikes.
Thor has hold of Ismailov's hands but Ismailov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ismailov throwing shots but Thor is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ismailov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ismailov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thor wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anzur Ismailov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ismailov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:49
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anzur Ismailov!
Anzur Ismailov is the new middleweight champion!
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